"It's part of baseball," the elder Scioscia said. "It's a good opportunity for Matt."

Matthew Scioscia was drafted by the Angels in the 41st round of the 2007 MLB draft, and again in the 45th round of the 2011 draft. The 25-year-old infielder spent 2013 bouncing around class-A clubs, hitting .194 in 40 games.

An outfielder, Trevor Gretzky was selected by the Cubs in the seventh round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft. The 21-year-old Gretzky hit .274 in 41 games split in class-A between the short-season Boise Hawks of the Northwest League and the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League.

Neither player has ever played above class-A, nor was either ranked amongst their former team’s top 30 prospects.

"We had an opportunity for Gretzky. They had an opportunity for Matt," said Angels General Manager Jerry Dipoto.

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